Connections

Posted: Sunday, August 15, 2004

History: The Connections home-school program is a way for the district to reach out to families who choose to home-school their children. The program provides computers for students to use in their studies, as well as teachers to help parents plan curriculum and individual learning plans for their students.

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Principal Erling Hofseth/b>

ehofseth@kpbsd.k12.ak.us

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152 E. Park Ave.

Soldotna, AK 99669

714-8880 (phone)

262-2859 (fax)

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connect.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/

Demographics: The Connec-tions program currently serves more than 700 students, with an additional 130 students using correspondence courses. Partici-pants in the program are 90 percent Caucasian, 1 percent Hispanic, 2 percent Asian-Pacific Islander, 1 percent American Indian and 4 percent Alaska Native. About 2 percent of Connections students experience disabilities, and 10 pecent come from economically disadvantaged homes.

Staffing: The Connections program staffs a full-time administrator, plus seven teachers to help parents plan curriculum. Five support staff workers help maintain the program.

AYP: While a high percentage of Connections students pass assessment tests, participation rates were low in 2002-03 and 2003-04, making the program miss AYP both years.

Cocurricular: The Connec-tions program does not sponsor sports programs, but students are eligible to participate at other district schools. The program does occasionally form teams for academic competitions.

Registration: Families may register for the Connections program through Oct. 15.